Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Five weird science stories in which nothing could possibly go wrong

At the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy blog Nicole Hill tagged five top stories in which "big science failed to see the flaws in its glorious inventions, until it was far, far too late," including:

Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton

Crichton’s best-known Sam Neill vehicle is the Grand Poobah of poorly thought-out scientific dabbling. Hopefully, we learned a few lessons from this dinosaur-fueled horror show: 1) If you’re going to begin tinkering with recreating an extinct species, start small with, like, a harmless dodo; 2) Hodgepodge genetic engineering is ill-advised; and 3) Guesstimating with DNA is especially foolhardy when you are dealing with raptors—in the kitchen, Phil.